St. Elmo: Or, Saved at LastSt. Elmo was the most famed and beloved novel by Augusta Jane Evans, a June 2015 inductee into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. First published in 1866, Evans’s rich tale of the relationship between the dashing and worldly St. Elmo and Edna Earl, an exemplar of virtuous Southern womanhood, sold over a million copies in four months and became one of the nineteenth century’s most influential novels. This edition includes an introduction by Evans scholar Diane Roberts about the enduring relevance and legacy of St. Elmo as a work of literature as well as a reflection of gender roles and the seismic societal changes taking place in the United States in the aftermath of the Civil War. |
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Page 139
... feel your pulse . It is very quick , but shows nervous excitement rather than fever . Child , let me see your tongue , I hear there are some typhoid cases in the neighbour- hood . Why , how hot your cheeks are ! " " Yes , I will go up ...
... feel your pulse . It is very quick , but shows nervous excitement rather than fever . Child , let me see your tongue , I hear there are some typhoid cases in the neighbour- hood . Why , how hot your cheeks are ! " " Yes , I will go up ...
Page 183
... feel it my duty to go out and earn my living . You are correct in saying we do not particularly like each other ; there is little sympathy between us , but no bad feeling that I am aware of , and she is not the cause of my departure ...
... feel it my duty to go out and earn my living . You are correct in saying we do not particularly like each other ; there is little sympathy between us , but no bad feeling that I am aware of , and she is not the cause of my departure ...
Page 265
... feel O exactly as I did on Easter Sunday , when I went to the cathedral to hear the music . It is a solemn feeling , as if I were in a holy place . Miss Earl , what makes me feel so ? " Felix stood in an art - gallery , and leaning on ...
... feel O exactly as I did on Easter Sunday , when I went to the cathedral to hear the music . It is a solemn feeling , as if I were in a holy place . Miss Earl , what makes me feel so ? " Felix stood in an art - gallery , and leaning on ...
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